Cali vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cali	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$850	$1482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2137	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$330	$740
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$1278
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	47	41
😀 Quality of life	62	61
🏙️ Population	2.47M	938K

The cost of living in Cali is 43% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 6549th and 4050th ($850 vs $1482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Colombia and Jamaica, respectively. Check Colombia vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 5632nd and 5741st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Kingston

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	Cali	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.09	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$639	$1562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.8	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.49%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$2845
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$904	$2196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$4.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$3.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$6.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.8	$61.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.15	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$9.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.7	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6818	$5834

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$788
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$856
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$563
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$631
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$606
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$749
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$769
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$862
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$537
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$559
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$737
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$524
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$802
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$675
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$816
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$958
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1106
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$694
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$672
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$1041
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1162
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$593
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$858
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$1012
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$557
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$680
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$864
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1045
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$630
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$740
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$797
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$795
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$516
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$653
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$733

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$874
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1152
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$964
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1024
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2128
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1163
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1673
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1352
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$523
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$523
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1619
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1522
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$539
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$545
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$559
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$535
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1319
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3795
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1090
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$857
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$814